http://www.tldp.org/LDP/solrhe/Securing-Optimizing-Linux-RH-Edition-v1.3.pdf
Thanks
----- Original Message -----
From: "Trey Nolen" <tnolen@internetpro.net>
To: "vincent blondel" <vincent.blondel@chello.be>
Sent: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 11:25 PM
Subject: Re: performance problem ???
> Where did you find those linux /proc settings mentioned in your post? I
> would like to take a look at that documentation.
>
> Trey Nolen
>
>
>
> On Tue, 2002-06-11 at 16:16, vincent blondel wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I got a similar problem with my test configuration.
> >
> > I am using share drives from my AMD Athlon XP 1600+ / 512 DDR RAM
running with NT4 workstation and my linux server is a Slackware 8.0 with
kernel 2.4.18 and Samba 2.2.4 running on a Pentium 166 MMX / 128 RAM / U160
40Gb SCSI disk.> >
> > My problem is a bit different. I get well a lot of performance but my
connections often break. So I can well listen to music ( mp3 files on a
share drive ) and at the same time loading big *.PDF files ( 15 Mb ) but it
doesn't work for a long time. After a few minutes, connection breaks and all
my file windows applications are not responding any more. So I have to wait
a few minutes before I can restore my share connections.> >
> > I found on Internet the following ways to optimize samba and/or linux
> >
> > linux
> > echo "80 500 64 64 15 6000 6000 1884 2" >
/proc/sys/vm/bdflush
> > echo "60 10 60" > /proc/sys/vm/buffermem ( doesn't
work because I
don't have this file in my /proc filesystem ??? )> >
> > samba
> > write cache size = 262144
> > read size = 65536
> > socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
IPTOS_THROUGHPUT> > wide links = yes
> >
> > I use all these options but my problem is and stay until now. This
option "IPTOS_THROUGHPUT" improved a lot my performance connections,
so I
can do a lot at the same time with my share drives.> >
> > If you have an idea for my problem, help would be appreciated ...
> > Thanks
> > Vincent
> >
> >
############################################################################
########################> > # This is the main Samba configuration file. You should read the
> > # smb.conf(5) manual page in order to understand the options listed
> > # here. Samba has a huge number of configurable options (perhaps too
> > # many!) most of which are not shown in this example
> > #
> > # Any line which starts with a ; (semi-colon) or a # (hash)
> > # is a comment and is ignored. In this example we will use a #
> > # for commentry and a ; for parts of the config file that you
> > # may wish to enable
> > #
> > # NOTE: Whenever you modify this file you should run the command
"testparm"> > # to check that you have not many any basic syntactic errors.
> > #
> > #======================= Global Settings
====================================> > [global]> >
> > # workgroup = NT-Domain-Name or Workgroup-Name, eg: LINUX2
> > workgroup = WORKGROUP
> >
> > # server string is the equivalent of the NT Description field
> > server string = Samba Server
> >
> > # This option is important for security. It allows you to restrict
> > # connections to machines which are on your local network. The
> > # following example restricts access to two C class networks and
> > # the "loopback" interface. For more examples of the syntax
see
> > # the smb.conf man page
> > hosts allow = 192.168.123.1 192.168.123.2 192.168.123.3
> >
> > # If you want to automatically load your printer list rather
> > # than setting them up individually then you'll need this
> > load printers = yes
> >
> > # you may wish to override the location of the printcap file
> > ; printcap name = /etc/printcap
> >
> > # on SystemV system setting printcap name to lpstat should allow
> > # you to automatically obtain a printer list from the SystemV spool
> > # system
> > ; printcap name = lpstat
> >
> > # It should not be necessary to specify the print system type unless
> > # it is non-standard. Currently supported print systems include:
> > # bsd, sysv, plp, lprng, aix, hpux, qnx
> > ; printing = bsd
> >
> > # Uncomment this if you want a guest account, you must add this to
/etc/passwd> > # otherwise the user "nobody" is used
> > ; guest account = pcguest
> >
> > # this tells Samba to use a separate log file for each machine
> > # that connects
> > log file = /var/log/samba.%m
> >
> > # Put a capping on the size of the log files (in Kb).
> > max log size = 50
> >
> > # Security mode. Most people will want user level security. See
> > # security_level.txt for details. NOTE: To get the behaviour of
> > # Samba-1.9.18, you'll need to use "security = share".
> > security = user
> >
> > # Use password server option only with security = server
> > # The argument list may include:
> > # password server = My_PDC_Name [My_BDC_Name] [My_Next_BDC_Name]
> > # or to auto-locate the domain controller/s
> > # password server = *
> > ; password server = <NT-Server-Name>
> >
> > # Note: Do NOT use the now deprecated option of "domain
controller"
> > # This option is no longer implemented.
> >
> > # You may wish to use password encryption. Please read
> > # ENCRYPTION.txt, Win95.txt and WinNT.txt in the Samba documentation.
> > # Do not enable this option unless you have read those documents
> > encrypt passwords = yes
> >
> > # Where to find the SSL certificates:
> > ; ssl CA certDir = /etc/ssl/certs
> >
> > # Using the following line enables you to customise your configuration
> > # on a per machine basis. The %m gets replaced with the netbios name
> > # of the machine that is connecting
> > ; include = /usr/local/samba/lib/smb.conf.%m
> >
> > # This option allows Samba to improve performance on systems where the
disk> > # subsystem is a bottleneck. The value of this option is specified in
bytes, and a> > # size of 262,144 represent a 256k cache size per file
> > write cache size = 262144
> > read size = 65536
> > #read prediction = true
> >
> > # Most people will find that this option gives better performance.
> > # See speed.txt and the manual pages for details
> > # You may want to add the following on a Linux system:
> > #socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
> > socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
IPTOS_THROUGHPUT> > #socket options = IPTOS_LOWDELAY TCP_NODELAY
> >
> > # Configure Samba to use multiple interfaces
> > # If you have multiple network interfaces then you must list them
> > # here. See the man page for details.
> > # interfaces = 192.168.123.3/24
> > interfaces = eth0 192.168.123.3
> >
> > # Browser Control Options:
> > # set local master to no if you don't want Samba to become a
master
> > # browser on your network. Otherwise the normal election rules apply
> > ; local master = no
> >
> > # OS Level determines the precedence of this server in master browser
> > # elections. The default value should be reasonable
> > ; os level = 33
> >
> > # Domain Master specifies Samba to be the Domain Master Browser. This
> > # allows Samba to collate browse lists between subnets. Don't use
this
> > # if you already have a Windows NT domain controller doing this job
> > ; domain master = yes
> >
> > # Preferred Master causes Samba to force a local browser election on
startup> > # and gives it a slightly higher chance of winning the election
> > ; preferred master = yes
> >
> > # Enable this if you want Samba to be a domain logon server for
> > # Windows95 workstations.
> > ; domain logons = yes
> >
> > # if you enable domain logons then you may want a per-machine or
> > # per user logon script
> > # run a specific logon batch file per workstation (machine)
> > ; logon script = %m.bat
> > # run a specific logon batch file per username
> > ; logon script = %U.bat
> >
> > # Where to store roving profiles (only for Win95 and WinNT)
> > # %L substitutes for this servers netbios name, %U is username
> > # You must uncomment the [Profiles] share below
> > ; logon path = \\%L\Profiles\%U
> >
> > # Windows Internet Name Serving Support Section:
> > # WINS Support - Tells the NMBD component of Samba to enable it's
WINS
Server> > ; wins support = yes
> >
> > # WINS Server - Tells the NMBD components of Samba to be a WINS Client
> > # Note: Samba can be either a WINS Server, or a WINS Client, but NOT
both> > ; wins server = w.x.y.z
> >
> > # WINS Proxy - Tells Samba to answer name resolution queries on
> > # behalf of a non WINS capable client, for this to work there must be
> > # at least one WINS Server on the network. The default is NO.
> > ; wins proxy = yes
> >
> > # DNS Proxy - tells Samba whether or not to try to resolve NetBIOS
names
> > # via DNS nslookups. The built-in default for versions 1.9.17 is yes,
> > # this has been changed in version 1.9.18 to no.
> > ; dns proxy = no
> >
> >
> > # This option, if set to no, tells Samba not to follow symbolic links
outside> > # of an area designated as being exported as a share point. In order
to
determine if a> > # link points outside the shared area, Samba has to follow the link
and
then do a> > # directory path lookup to determine where on the file system the link
ended up.> > # This ends up adding a total of six extra system calls per filename
lookup, and> > # Samba looks up filenames a lot.
> > wide links = yes
> >
> > #============================ Share Definitions
=============================> > ;[homes]> > ; comment = Home Directories
> > ; browseable = no
> > ; writable = yes
> >
> > # Un-comment the following and create the netlogon directory for
Domain
Logons> > ; [netlogon]
> > ; comment = Network Logon Service
> > ; path = /usr/local/samba/lib/netlogon
> > ; guest ok = yes
> > ; writable = no
> > ; share modes = no
> >
> >
> > # Un-comment the following to provide a specific roving profile share
> > # the default is to use the user's home directory
> > ;[Profiles]
> > ; path = /usr/local/samba/profiles
> > ; browseable = no
> > ; guest ok = yes
> >
> >
> > # NOTE: If you have a BSD-style print system there is no need to
> > # specifically define each individual printer
> > ;[printers]
> > ; comment = All Printers
> > ; path = /var/spool/samba
> > ; browseable = no
> > # Set public = yes to allow user 'guest account' to print
> > ; guest ok = no
> > ; writable = no
> > ; printable = yes
> >
> > # This one is useful for people to share files
> > ;[tmp]
> > ; comment = Temporary file space
> > ; path = /tmp
> > ; read only = no
> > ; public = yes
> >
> > # A publicly accessible directory, but read only, except for people in
> > # the "staff" group
> > ;[public]
> > ; comment = Public Stuff
> > ; path = /home/samba
> > ; public = yes
> > ; writable = yes
> > ; printable = no
> > ; write list = @staff
> >
> > [vincent]
> > comment = local user
> > path = /CORP/HOMES/vincent
> > public = no
> > writable = yes
> >
> > [web]
> > comment = web DDEV00
> > path = /CORP/www
> > public = no
> > writable = yes
> >
> > [doc]
> > comment = documentation
> > path = /CORP/shares/doc
> > public = no
> > writable = yes
> >
> > [win32]
> > comment = softs win32
> > path = /CORP/shares/softs/win32
> > public = no
> > writable = yes
> >
> > [pkg_win32]
> > comment = packages
> > path = /CORP/shares/install
> > public = no
> > writable = yes
> >
> >
>
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